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Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Journal of Diabetes Investigation is the official journal of the Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes and publishes clinical and experimental diabetes research spanning basic science, clinical practice, epidemiology, prevention and treatment, molecular aspects, and pathophysiology, with an emphasis on translational research for clinicians and researchers.

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Subject Endocrinology & Metabolism
Impact Factor 3
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2040-1116
eISSN 2040-1124
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC for accepted articles: $3,850 USD / £2,420 GBP / €2,805 EUR; waived for Commentary, Corrigendum, Editorial, JDI Updates and Supplement articles.

Submission Instructions

Journal of Diabetes Investigation accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must state that all authors meet authorship criteria and agree with the manuscript content, disclose any financial conflicts, include a concise paragraph of salient and novel findings, state whether the paper was previously submitted as a brief meeting abstract, and explain any excess over the word limit.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Aims/Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words including the title page and abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be arranged as Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgment, Disclosure, References, and Supporting Information when relevant. Up to three keywords in alphabetical order must be provided below the abstract, and authors must disclose any substantial use of AI technologies in manuscript editing, development, or translation.
References References must use the Vancouver system. Citations must be numbered in superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must list up to 3 authors before using et al. for 4 or more.
Figures & Tables Tables must be provided on separate pages and figures must be supplied as separate files, with figure legends typed on a separate page. Tables must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and be self-contained, while figures must be cited in consecutive order in the text.
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Mini Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must confirm that all authors meet authorship criteria and agree with the manuscript content, disclose any financial conflicts, include a concise paragraph of the salient and novel findings, state whether the paper was submitted as a brief meeting abstract, and explain any excess word count.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract may be structured or unstructured.
Manuscript Mini Review manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be arranged in the order title page, abstract and keywords, text, acknowledgments including disclosure, disclosure statement, references, supporting information, figure legends, tables, and figures. Manuscript must include up to three keywords in alphabetical order below the abstract and must disclose AI use if AI substantially edited, developed, or translated any part of the manuscript.
References Mini Reviews must have no more than 50 references. References must use the Vancouver system. In-text citations must be superscript Arabic numerals in citation order, and the reference list must list up to 3 authors before using et al. for 4 or more authors.
Figures & Tables Mini Reviews must include at least 1 image or figure. Tables must be provided on separate pages, figure legends must be typed on a separate page, and each figure must be supplied as a separate file. Tables must be self-contained and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, and figures must be cited in consecutive order in the text.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must state that all authors meet authorship criteria, all authors agree with the manuscript content, include a concise paragraph of salient and novel findings, and explain any word-count overrun.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract may be structured or unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 5,000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript should be presented in the order title page, abstract and keywords, text, acknowledgments including disclosure, disclosure statement, references, supporting information, figure legends, tables, and figures. Manuscript must include up to three keywords below the abstract in alphabetical order and disclose any substantial use of AI technologies.
References References must use the Vancouver system. In-text citations must use superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must list up to 3 authors or the first 3 followed by et al. for 4 or more authors.
Figures & Tables Reviews must include at least 2 images or figures. Tables should be on separate pages, figure legends should be on a separate page, and each figure should be supplied as a separate file. Tables should be self-contained and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, and figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text.
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Clinical Trial

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must state that all authors meet authorship criteria and agree with the manuscript content, disclose any conflicts of interest, include a concise paragraph of the salient and novel findings, state whether the paper was submitted as a brief abstract at a scientific meeting or symposium, and explain any excess over the word limit.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words including the title page and abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be arranged as Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgment, Disclosure, References, and when relevant Supporting Information. Manuscript must include up to three keywords below the abstract, a trial registration number and registration date, and any substantial use of AI for editing, development, or translation must be disclosed.
References References must use the Vancouver system. Citations must appear as superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must list up to three authors before using et al. for four or more authors.
Figures & Tables Clinical Trial articles may include no more than five figures and tables in total, and multipart figures such as 1a, 1b, and 1c count as three figures. Tables must be provided on separate pages, figure legends must be typed on a separate page, and each figure must be supplied as a separate file. Manuscript must include a flow diagram.
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Original Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must confirm all authors agree with the manuscript content, state that all authors meet authorship criteria, include a concise paragraph on the salient and novel findings, disclose conflicts of interest, state whether the paper was submitted as a brief meeting abstract, and explain any word-count overage.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscript must be presented in the order of title page, abstract and keywords, text, acknowledgments including disclosure, disclosure statement, references, supporting information, figure legends, tables, and figures. Manuscript must include up to three MeSH keywords below the abstract, a disclosure statement, quantified author contributions on the title page, and an AI use disclosure if AI was used to substantially edit, develop, or translate the manuscript.
References References must use the Vancouver system. In-text citations must be superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must list up to three authors before using 'et al.' for four or more authors.
Figures & Tables Tables must be provided on separate pages, figure legends must be typed on a separate page, and each figure must be supplied as a separate file. Tables must be self-contained and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, and figures must be cited in consecutive order in the text.
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Short Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must state that all authors meet authorship criteria, all authors agree with the manuscript content, disclose any conflicts of interest, include a concise paragraph of salient and novel findings, and explain any word count excess.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured with no subheadings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1,500 words including the title page and abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be arranged as Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgment, Disclosure, References, and Supporting Information when relevant. Up to three keywords must be supplied below the abstract in alphabetical order, and authors must disclose substantial use of AI technologies when submitting the manuscript.
References References must not exceed 30. References must use the Vancouver system. In-text citations must use superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must list up to 3 authors before using et al. for 4 or more authors.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables must total no more than 4. Tables must be provided on separate pages, figure legends must be typed on a separate page, and each figure must be supplied as a separate file. Tables must be self-contained and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, and figures must be cited in consecutive order in the text.
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Case Report

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required for Case Reports. Abstract must not exceed 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured and contain no subheadings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1,200 words including the title page and abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be arranged as Abstract, Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, Acknowledgment, Disclosure, References, and when relevant Supporting Information. Up to three keywords in alphabetical order must be supplied below the abstract, and authors must disclose use of AI technologies if AI was used to substantially edit, develop, or translate the manuscript.
References References must not exceed 10. References must use the Vancouver system. In-text citations must use superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must list up to 3 authors or the first 3 followed by et al. for 4 or more authors.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables must total no more than 4, and figures 1a, 1b, and 1c count as 3 figures. Tables should be typed on separate pages, figure legends should be typed on a separate page, and each figure should be supplied as a separate file.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must state that all authors meet authorship criteria and agree with the manuscript content, include a concise paragraph on the salient and novel findings, and disclose any conflicts of interest.
Abstract An abstract must not be included.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 500 words.
References No more than 4 references are permitted. References must use the Vancouver system. In-text citations must use superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must list up to 3 authors before using et al. for 4 or more authors.
Figures & Tables No more than 1 figure or table is permitted. Tables should be provided on separate pages and figures should be supplied as separate files with legends on a separate page.
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Guideline

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must state that all authors meet authorship criteria and agree with the manuscript content, disclose any conflicts of interest, include a concise paragraph on the salient and novel findings, state whether the paper has been submitted as a brief meeting abstract, and explain any excess over the word limit.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured and contain no subheadings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 5,000 words unless a longer length is agreed in consultation with the Editors. Manuscript should be presented in the order of title page, abstract and keywords, text, acknowledgments including disclosure, disclosure statement, references, supporting information, figure legends, tables, and figures. Manuscript must include up to three keywords below the abstract in alphabetical order and disclose use of AI technologies if AI was used to substantially edit, develop, or translate any part of the manuscript.
References References must use the Vancouver system. In-text citations must use superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must list up to 3 authors or the first 3 followed by et al. if there are 4 or more authors.
Figures & Tables Tables should be on separate pages, figure legends should be on a separate page, and each figure should be supplied as a separate file. Tables must be self-contained and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, and figures must be cited in consecutive order in the text.
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Country Reports

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must state that all authors meet authorship criteria and agree with the manuscript content, disclose any conflicts of interest, include a concise paragraph on the salient and novel findings, state whether the paper was submitted as a brief abstract at a scientific meeting or symposium, and explain any excess over the word count limit.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscript must include up to three MeSH keywords below the abstract in alphabetical order, a disclosure statement, and an AI use disclosure if AI was used to substantially edit, develop, or translate the manuscript.
References References must use the Vancouver system. In-text citations must be superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must list up to 3 authors or the first 3 followed by et al. for 4 or more authors.
Figures & Tables Tables should be on separate pages, figure legends should be on a separate page, and each figure should be supplied as a separate file. Tables must be self-contained and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, and figure legends must define all symbols, abbreviations, and units of measurement.
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Recent Publications

Parasympathetic dysfunction assessed by deep‐breathing CVR ‐R is associated with early discontinuation of oral semaglutide in type 2 diabetes: A multicenter retrospective study

Kazuma Ogiso, Takahisa Deguchi, Shigeru Kawade, Aiko Arimura, Yoshihiko Nishio, Katsutaro Morino

10.1111/jdi.70477
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History of gastrointestinal symptoms with other glucose‐lowering agents is associated with gastrointestinal adverse events after imeglimin initiation: A retrospective real‐world study

Kodai Yoshida, Yukiko Onishi, Tetsuya Kubota, Yoko Yoshida, Tazu Tahara, Satoru Takase, Masahiko Iwamoto, Ryusuke Nakada, Hikaru Aita, Masato Kasuga

10.1111/jdi.70476
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Association between the cholesterol‐high‐density lipoprotein‐glucose index and the incidence of new‐onset diabetes in patients with chronic gastrointestinal diseases: A prospective cohort study

Liyan lv, Juhua Wu, Xiaoqing Lin, Shiqian Lan, Yinping Sun

10.1111/jdi.70470
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Association between thyroid feedback quantile‐based index and the risk of in‐hospital amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcer

Jiale Wang, Yujie Huang, Funeng Wang, Meiling Lao, Lijun Lan, Peiling Liang

10.1111/jdi.70472
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Methodological considerations in interpreting serum galectin‐3 as a predictor of incident type 2 diabetes

Lingyan Chen, Dandan Weng

10.1111/jdi.70469
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Median submission to first decision is 13 days, median submission to acceptance is 86 days, and median acceptance to publication is 14 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A covering letter is required. It must state that the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, confirm that all authors contributed significantly and agree with the manuscript content, quantify each author's contribution, include ethics and informed consent statements where applicable, disclose financial support or conflicts of interest, and may include preferred and non-preferred reviewers.

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What are the publication costs?

APC for accepted articles: $3,850 USD / £2,420 GBP / €2,805 EUR. APCs are waived for Commentary, Corrigendum, Editorial, JDI Updates and Supplement articles.

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Research Topics

Diabetes Treatment and Management Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Diabetes Management and Research Pancreatic function and diabetes Diabetes and associated disorders Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Diabetes Management and Education Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Diet and metabolism studies Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Nutrition and Health in Aging Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Advanced Glycation End Products research Retinal Diseases and Treatments Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies

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